Bruising on little boy’s ear was no accident, expert tells murder trial
Bruising on a toddler’s ear which was seen the day before he was allegedly shaken to death was not the result of an accident, a murder trial has been told.
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Safeguarding experts demand national action plan to tackle child sexual abuse
A national child safeguarding practice review has investigated the experiences of 193 children who were sexually abused by a family member. The report reveals that safeguarding agencies were not equipped
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Rioter who lit fire in hotel car park during mob violence jailed for six years
A rioter who set fire to a generator as a mob besieged a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for six years. Scott Greenwood (pictured), 34, was filmed throwing
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World’s oldest man dies in Southport care home aged 112
The world’s oldest man has died at the age of 112. John Tinniswood was born in Liverpool on August 26 1912 and became the world’s oldest living man in April.
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Women being trapped in relationships due to economic abuse, charity finds
Nearly one in seven (15%) women say they have recently experienced economic abuse from a current or former partner, a charity has found. Of those women who had experienced economic
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Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds
A seven-year-old girl spoke about killing herself, and another aged 11 gave birth after being sexually abused by a family member, a national child safeguarding review has found. The report,
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Letby safeguarding chief ‘didn’t get everything right’ but she had ‘best intentions’
A hospital executive has told the public inquiry over the crimes of child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby that she “didn’t get everything right” but she had the “best intentions”.
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Majority of Scots support more help for poorest families, says charity
More than half of Scots support increasing financial support and debt relief for families on the lowest incomes, according to research. In a survey commissioned by children’s charity Aberlour, 56%
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Two-thirds of NHS workers surveyed have considered leaving health service
Almost two in three NHS workers have considered looking for other jobs in the past six months, new research suggests. A survey by the GMB union of almost 2,000 workers
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Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty
A couple who buried their three-year-old son’s body in their back garden showed “breathtaking arrogance and cruelty” by failing to summon medical help or give him adequate food, a Crown
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